John Sanders (baseball)

John Sanders
Pinch runner
Born: (1945-11-20)November 20, 1945
Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.
Died: February 3, 2022(2022-02-03) (aged 76)
Woodstock, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 13, 1965, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
April 13, 1965, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Games played1
Runs scored0
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Teams

John Frank Sanders (November 20, 1945 – February 3, 2022) was an American professional baseball scout, Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Athletics, a manager at the pro level, and a college baseball coach. He was the longtime (1978–1997) head baseball coach of the University of Nebraska, where his teams won a school-record 767 games.